Nihal Silva

Nihal Silva was a Sri Lankan comedian and actor. He rose to fame playing Sajan Nallathambi in the play of the same name. The character was a stereotypical Tamil Hindu with a bald head, small moustache, police suit and Vibhuti, three lines of ash, on his forehead.

Silva was born on January 10, 1954 in Kirilapone and grew up in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. He came from a poor family, and began his theater career with Wesak dramas. He subsequently had roles in stage plays like Amal Biso and Le Kandulu. He first played Sajan Nallathambi in the play Neinage Suduwa by Daya Vayaman.

Source: Wikipedia